LEADERSHIP TIP
BECOMING A MIGHTY MAN OR WOMAN
All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him, and he became their
leader. About four hundred men were with him - 1 Samuel 22:2. Have you ever felt that you could accomplish a whole lot more if you
had more talented people around you? Perhaps you are in an office and think that some of your fellow workers don't quite measure up.
Imagine what David must have thought in the years following his anointing by the prophet Samuel as the next king of Israel. He spent
the next many years running from King Saul. And then God started to bring men to support David. But, what kind of men did God send
David? God sent David the down-and-out. God gave David not the elite or the sophisticated; He gave him those who were in debt and
discontented with life. David turned those men into the best fighting men of their day. In fact, David never lost a battle during his
entire reign as king of Israel-quite a feat for a bunch of no-name, lowlifes! Some of those men became an elite group known as David's
Mighty Men. These were the elite of the elite, the Navy Seals, the Few Good Men, or the Green Berets. Whatever you call them, they were
exceptional warriors.
Jesus took a few men who weren't exactly the cream of the crop either. He built His life into these men,
which resulted in 12 men who turned the world upside down. Are you one of God's Mighty Men or Women? Are you investing your life to
build other mighty men or women? David and Jesus set the example of what can be done when we invest in others. God does extraordinary
things through men who have an extraordinary God. Ask God to use your life to be a Mighty Man or Woman for a cause greater than
yourself. He delights in answering such prayers.
